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Christopher Sardellicsardelli@thelancasternews.com
A moped driver was flown to a Charlotte hospital Friday afternoon, Dec. 28, after crashing on the side of a Lancaster road.
Lancaster Police Chief Harlean Howard said officers responded to a one-vehicle accident at about 3:30 p.m. Friday.
She said the male driver was traveling along Hunter Street, near Central Avenue, when he wrecked his moped.
“As far as we can tell he lost control of his scooter and had an injury,” Howard said.

Nita Brown
For The Lancaster News
Jasmine Stover celebrated Christmas in her very own home this year.
It was a red-letter day, not only for her, but for all of Lancaster County.
Thanks to the generosity and hard work of a host of people here, as well as “sweat equity” from Stover, her family and friends, she officially became the 12th Habitat homeowner partner in Lancaster County on Dec. 18, with a dedication for her home on North Penny Street, Lancaster, and a blessing for her and her family.

Michele Roberts
For The Lancaster News
INDIAN LAND – As Christmas Eve dawned chilly and cloudy, the Pleasant Valley Volunteer Fire Department was alive with activity as volunteers loaded firetrucks, U-Haul trucks and other vehicles with gifts and food to be delivered in the Panhandle area during the 21st annual Panhandle Christmas Drive.
Both Pleasant Valley and Indian Land volunteer fire departments participate in the event, which begins when names are placed on an angel tree by Indian Land schools.

House leader Rep. John Boehner has called U.S. House District 5 Congressman Mick Mulvaney of Indian Land and other congressmen to head back to Washington, D.C., as the deadline for the so-called “fiscal cliff” looms.

Meanwhile, Senate Democratic leader Sen. Harry Reid said Thursday morning he doubts there will be enough time for the Senate and House to reach a deal in the upcoming days.

During a phone conversation Thursday afternoon, Mulvaney said Boehner asked House Republicans to cut the holiday break short and return to work.

FORT LAWN – The Fort Lawn Fire Department has a decrepit ceiling at its fire station that is threatening three fire apparatus housed inside but county officials have initiated the process to make the long-needed improvements, said Chester County Supervisor Carlisle Roddey.

KERSHAW – Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office investigators are on the scene of a deadly fire in Kershaw today, the second in Lancaster County since Friday.

According to Lancaster County officials, firefighters from the Kershaw, Heath Springs, Black Creek and Rich Hill volunteer fire departments were dispatched to a home on Marion Street around 10:30 a.m. Where they later discovered a body inside the home.